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Marble statue of a naked Aphrodite crouching at her bath AD 40-60 More information

Marble statue of a naked Aphrodite crouching at her bath AD 40-60

Roman copies often provide useful information on the appearance
of ancient bronze sculptures that no longer exist.

One such marble statue on display in Room 23 may have been
inspired by the famous lost Greek bronze of a 'diadoumenos'
(athlete binding a victory ribbon around his head), originally
created by the sculptor Polykleitos in the fifth century
BC.